Indian 1-rupee note

One Rupee
(India)
Value	₹1
Width	97 mm
Height	63 mm mm
Weight	90 GSM g
Security features	Watermark
Material used	100% (Cotton) Rag Content
Years of printing	1917–1926; 1940–1995; 2015–
Obverse
Design	One-rupee coin
Reverse
Design	Sagar Samrat oil rig

The Indian 1-rupee note (₹1) is made up of hundred 100 paise as ₹1 = 100 paise. Currently, it is the smallest Indian banknote in circulation and the only one being issued by the Government of India, as all other banknotes in circulation are issued by the Reserve Bank of India. As a result, the one rupee note is the only note bearing the signature of the Finance Secretary and not the Governor of the RBI.^[1] Predominantly pinkish green paper is used during printing.

The 1-rupee note was first introduced on 30 November 1917, but printing was discontinued in 1926.^[2] Printing then restarted in 1940 and continued until 1994, when it was stopped again due to cost-cutting measures. Printing resumed for a second time in 2015. The newly-printed notes were first released on 5 March 2015 at Srinathji Temple, Rajasthan by Rajiv Mehrishi, Finance Secretary. Once again RBI decided to issue these notes as per publication in The Gazette of India on 7 February 2020.^[3]

Languages

As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹1 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.


Denominations in central level official languages (At below either ends)
Language	₹1
English	One rupee
Hindi	एक रुपया
Denominations in 15 state level/other official languages (As seen on the language panel)
Assamese	এক টকা
Bengali	এক টাকা
Gujarati	એક રૂપિયો
Kannada	ಒಂದು ರುಪಾಯಿ
Kashmiri	اَکھ رۄپَے
Konkani	एक रुपया
Malayalam	ഒരു രൂപ
Marathi	एक रुपया
Nepali	एक रुपियाँ
Odia	ଏକ ଟଙ୍କା
Punjabi	ਇਕ ਰੁਪਈਆ
Sanskrit	एकरूप्यकम्
Tamil	ஒரு ரூபாய்
Telugu	ఒక రూపాయి
Urdu	ایک روپیہ

Gallery

British Indian one rupee note

Indian one rupee note

Indian one rupee note

Indian one rupee note

References

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^ "Issue of Re. 1 denomination currency notes with Rupee symbol (₹) and the inset letter 'L'". RBI. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "History of Indian currency: How the rupee changed". The Economic Times. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Issue of ₹ 1 denomination currency notes with Rupee symbol (₹) and the inset letter 'L'". Reserve Bank of India.

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[RB1-1] "Issue of Re. 1 denomination currency notes with Rupee symbol (₹) and the inset letter 'L'". RBI. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[2] "History of Indian currency: How the rupee changed". The Economic Times. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[3] "Issue of ₹ 1 denomination currency notes with Rupee symbol (₹) and the inset letter 'L'". Reserve Bank of India.

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